The Case For Joey Graham

Before anyone has a heart attack, no it is not expected that Joey Graham will actually get a second chance to play for the Raptors.  But maybe, based on what he can do and what’s available for the Raptors to fill that obvious hole at backup small forward, just maybe, they should have another look. By this time, everyone knows what wrong with Joey.  His basketball IQ leaves much to be desired!  Most famous for his Raptors TV commercial featuring Jose Calderon, “Joey, JOEY, JOOOO-EEEY, I am going to pass you the ball.”  Joey’s lack of basketball IQ showed up in getting confused guarding more complex offensive sets and driving to basket only to be called for a charge or being trapped in “no-man’s-land” with the ball and no idea of what to do.  Sometimes fans were left wondering if Joey knew what he was doing—sometimes there wasn’t much doubt. And then there were the constant reminders from the Raptor comment...